US Patent Issued to OnScreen on June 9 for "Automatic answering for video calls on television" (California, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,652,369, issued on June 9, was assigned to OnScreen Inc. (Yorba Linda, Calif.).

"Automatic answering for video calls on television" was invented by Costin Tuculescu (Tustin, Calif.) and Gerald Norton (Hoboken, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The Automatic Answering for Video Calls on Television invention provides a user-friendly system for automatically answering incoming video calls on televisions, specifically designed for older adults, disabled individuals, and others with limited technical capabilities. The system ensures privacy by allowing only connected family members and friends to call the user. Upon answering the call, the s...